Garden, field and flower seeds . Teosinte. IMPROVED EVERGREEN BROOMCORN. A particularly valuable variety of broom corn, as it doesnot get red in the field before cutting, but is strictly a greenvariety of brush, and for that reason will always commandthe highest price in the market. It is free from crookedbrush, stands up well and grows from 8 to 10 feet high. Itripens early and is fine and straight. About 500 weight ofbroom maybe raised on an acre, and the seed is worth nearlyas much as oats for feed. This can be made a large payingcrop to the farmer. Per pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 40 cts., postpaid
Garden, field and flower seeds . Teosinte. IMPROVED EVERGREEN BROOMCORN. A particularly valuable variety of broom corn, as it doesnot get red in the field before cutting, but is strictly a greenvariety of brush, and for that reason will always commandthe highest price in the market. It is free from crookedbrush, stands up well and grows from 8 to 10 feet high. Itripens early and is fine and straight. About 500 weight ofbroom maybe raised on an acre, and the seed is worth nearlyas much as oats for feed. This can be made a large payingcrop to the farmer. Per pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 40 cts., postpaid. Byexpress or freight, peck, 70 cts.; bush., $ Brown DhouraCom. BROWN DHOURA CORN. This is one of the grandest of all forageplants and its nutritious properties shouldm nowise be under-estimated. It is a mostnatural food for cows and sheep, its stalksbeing eaten by them in a greedy manner,and the grain is a superior food for fowls ; asgood as wheat or barley for horses. It is ofeasy and simple culture, and when grownfor grain should be planted in hills the sameas Indian Corn. It has yielded 200 bushelsof cleaned grain per acre. When grown forfodder, sow in drills from 2 to 3 feet apart;and bear in mind that it is of the utmostvalue because of its certainty to produceheavy crops on poor, dry soil. Per pkt., 10cts.; lb., 35 cts., postpaid. By express orfreight, 3 lbs., 70 cts. KENNEYS EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE. This is the favorite variety for the North. Itcan be cultivated in almost any section ofthe country, as it is early and most vigorousin growth, reaching generally 12 feet inheight and standing well up. The seed isvery nutritious
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